Jason Parker (USA) speaks with his wife Andrea and his son Wyatth between rounds in the men's 50m rifle 3 position qualifications at Royal Artillery Barracks. The couple met while at Xavier.

Written by

Ed Klajman
Enquirer contributor

LONDON - If Xavier grad and four-time Olympian Jason Parker was ever going to win a medal, it was going to happen on Monday.

In previous Games, he had competed in two events. This time, he dropped the air rifle to focus all his efforts on just one discipline - the sport's marquee rifle event - the 50-meter rifle, three-position.

He had just won the season's final World Cup event in Munich, and he came into the competition ranked number-three in the world. ...